Title: Tale of the Fish

Author: Courtney

Disclaimer: Not mine.

Rating: PG

Summary: Post ep for 'Grand Master'. Aiden and Danny 'discuss' their cases.

"So, sushi, huh?" Aiden Burn said as she entered the locker room.

Danny Messer turned around, smiling. "I see you've spoken to Stella."

"Yeah, and I didn't think that you liked fish. Seems you may have changed your tune, huh buddy?" She was smirking and he already knew that he was in trouble.

"That place, it was, ya know . . ." he started.

"Yeah," she laughed, "I have a pretty good idea."

Danny looked around, making sure that they were alone before moving closer behind her and putting his arms around her waist. With his lips against her ear, he whispered, "They got nothing on you, babe."

Aiden smiled, her hands coming up to cover his over her midsection. "Better not," she warned sweetly.

"And what's this I hear about some record producer hitting on my girl?" he asked as he dropped a kiss on her neck.

Arching her neck to give him better access, Aiden replied, "Just some jerk with more mouth than he knew what to do with. Nothing you need to worry about, hot stuff."

"Do I sound worried?" he asked as his lips moved up her neck to her earlobe.

She smiled again, her eyes closing for a moment as she enjoyed his ministrations. Then she pulled away, turning in his arms until they were face to face. "We should get going," she told him.

"Scared someone will walk in?" he asked. "And here I was thinking that was part of the fun."

"Actually, I was thinking we could go out. There's a club I wanted to check out and I was hoping you'd come with me," she said.

Danny looked more than a little disappointed and said, "I dunno, Aiden. I'm not much into the club scene. Besides, I think we have different tastes in music."

She shrugged, pulling away and turning to grab her coat from her locker. "Alright, suit yourself," she said as she started towards the door. Then, just as she was about to leave, she turned back and added, "I was thinking, though, that maybe after the club you could show me how exactly that sushi thing went again. Stella was a little vague," she explained.

At that, Danny's ears perked up and he turned to look at her. "Uh . . . yeah, just let me grab my coat real quick," he told her quickly as he practically tripped in the process.

"Yeah," Aiden said softly as she watched him. "That's what I thought."

The End

March 23, 2005